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Sussex Lancers: 1992 World AIDS Day plaque

7 March 20269 March 2026 alfleflo

A renovation of the paved garden area at the Sussex Beacon reveals a surprising discovery.

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Two men with a motorbike and the words: The Sussex Lancers
Events Groups News

Sussex Lancers at Brighton Museum

15 February 202611 April 2026 alfleflo

An overview of the exhibition about Brighton’s gay bikers and leather enthusiasts, at Brighton Museum 31 January-26 April 2026.

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Sylvester singing
News People

Sylvester on film in Brighton

23 November 202415 February 2026 alfleflo

Recently released footage of Sylvester appearing at Coasters in Brighton in 1984, along with a few choice memories of the evening…

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Objects People

LGBT monuments and memorials

19 August 202417 March 2026 alfleflo

Given Brighton’s reputation as the UK’s gay capital, what statues, monuments, or other public markers exist to support that status?

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Sylvester singing
People

Sylvester in Brighton

22 December 202215 February 2026 alfleflo

Some memories of the unique and wonderful Sylvester appearing in little old Brighton town.

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News People

Fighting Spirit: an interview with Colin

20 October 202215 February 2026 alfleflo

Forty years after the first case of HIV in Brighton, we remember one brave man who welcomed the press to his hospital bedside in those early years.

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Newspaper cutting with title: Brighton Gay Pride Week
Events Groups

Brighton Gay Pride in 1973

25 August 202215 February 2026 alfleflo

Brighton’s first Gay Pride in July 1973 was a week of events incorporating education, demonstration and celebration!

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Events

Brighton Pride 1994

27 July 202215 February 2026 alfleflo

See Brighton Pride as you may never have seen it before, in some of the earliest known footage.

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People

The Hotel Roger Dee

4 July 202215 February 2026 alfleflo

Few people had seen the likes of the Hotel Roger Dee in 1972, especially in Angmering-on-Sea!

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Events Groups

The MAGIC Farm

30 June 202215 February 2026 alfleflo

It turns out a fruit farm in a quiet Kent village is the perfect spot to host semi-secret gay discos 1977–86!

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